The Original Sunshine Cake

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The Original Sunshine Cake

  • Total time: 1 Hour 45 Minutes
  • Servings: 1 Cake

Ingredients

  • 1 lb (2 Cups) Sugar
  • 1/2 lb Butter and Lard, combined
  • 8 Eggs
  • 2 1/2 lbs (8 Cups) Cake Flour
  • 1/4 oz Baking Soda
  • 1/2 oz Cream of Tartar
  • 1/2 Pint (1 Cup) Milk
  • 2 tsp Vanilla
  • Little Salt

Directions

  • 1)

    Combine sugar, butter, flavorings and eggs and beat well until it is light and fluffy.

  • 2)

    Add baking powder and milk and beat again.

  • 3)

    Gradually add flour.

  • 4)

    Bake in greased and floured tube or bundt pan 325°F 1 to 1 1/4 hours until golden and cake tester comes out clean.

Notes

This is an original recipe of Amy’s great great grandfather, Julius Denzer, who was a baker by profession and was co-owner (along with a partner with the last name of Buehlmeyer) of the Sunlight and Sanitary Bakery at 3365 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY.